Dr. Chris Crandall read the law at Vermont Law School, where he received his MA in Environmental Law and Policy studying international climate dynamics. He pursued his Doctorate Degree in Educational Administration and Innovation from the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he studied the intersection of higher education and international politics. His current position is at the Soka University of America as an Academic Writing Specialist. The opinions expressed in this article are his and his alone.
In his Farewell Address to the United States Congress in 1951, former Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific General Douglas MacArthur gave a riveting speech. In that speech, he stated a truism that is as relevant today as it was nearly seventy-five years ago: There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. […]
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The year is 1901, and the British Empire rules the waves. The small island nation’s maritime empire crisscrosses the globe, governing over twenty-five percent of the world’s population. As a blue power, Britain’s national strategy is to protect its trade networks, ensure freedom of navigation for its merchants, maintain the balance of power in Europe, […]
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With the largely unregulated release of both domestic and foreign-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the United States, corporations, businesses, and governmental institutions are seeking sustainable policy solutions to address disruptions to their normal organizational operations. American higher education institutions, as corporations tasked with maintaining institutional solvency and delivering rigorous educational programs, are also facing […]
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When one observes a map, it often tells a story. If an individual viewed a map during the Second World War, the Atlantic was the centerpiece, with Europe and the United States on either side. Following Great Britain’s decline and America’s rise, the United States stood front and center, with the Pacific and the Atlantic […]
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The world has entered a new era of Great Power competition, where civilizational and regional blocks are coalescing to create large spaces of economic, trade, and military influence. Leaders and experts worldwide have termed this the new era of multipolarity. The political, economic, and technological systems of the West have been hybridized and fused by […]
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Since the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and under the protections of the 14th Amendment, American universities have been legally required to provide equal access to all students, regardless of race, sex, age, disability, or religion. These institutions are meant to be merit-based and colorblind, evaluating individuals on their personal abilities rather […]
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The newly released Deep-Seek artificial intelligence (AI) program, which is manufactured, owned, and operated within the sovereign bounds of the People’s Republic of China, has disrupted technology markets across the globe and raised new questions in the foreign policy fields of Great Power Competition. An often overlooked aspect of this newly emergent technology, however, is […]
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While administrators and professors are aware of the importance of academic freedom for students studying in the United States from abroad, equally important, yet less often discussed, is the issue of the consequences of controversial research conducted in American higher education institutions by undergraduate international students when they return to their home countries. As a […]
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